heiress
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heiress
- /ɛəˈɹɛs/
noun heiresses
- A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit. "Do you know, Julia, that Charles has taken some wild-goose fancy into his head about marrying?" "Why, what heiress have you picked up?" asked his sister. "I am sure that I am very glad of it, though I cannot form a guess who it is. I never knew a season so unprofitable in that respect as the prese
- A woman who has received an inheritance.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inheritrix, inheritress, heir, legacy, beneficiary, successor, heritress, coheiress, heiress apparent, heritor, inheritee, heiressdom, heretrice, heiress-apparent, heire, coinheritor
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noun a woman who stands to inherit
| Español | heredera |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 世継ぎ yotsugi |
| Português | herdeira |
| Français | héritière, successeuse, successrice |
| Deutsch | Erbin |
| Italiano | ereditiera |
| Română | moștenitoare |
| Русский | насле́дница naslédnica, прее́мница prejémnica |
| العربية | وَارِثَة wāriṯa |
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title = {heiress},
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